Investigators looking for clues to what set off Las Vegas gunman
LAS VEGAS -- Investigators trying to figure out why Stephen Paddock gunned down 59 people from his high-rise hotel suite are analyzing his computer and cellphone, looking at casino surveillance footage and seeking to interview his longtime girlfriend.Nearly two days after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, what set off the 64-year-old high-rolling gambler and retired accountant remained a big question mark Tuesday.
"Shots just kept coming:" Acts of heroism emerge in chaos of Las Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Rob Ledbetter's battlefield instincts kicked in quickly as bullets rained overhead.The 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran who served as a sniper in Iraq immediately began tending to the wounded, one of several heroes to emerge from the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Vegas gunman had device that lets guns fire like automatic
LAS VEGAS — The man who unleashed hundreds of rounds of gunfire on a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas had two accessories that could have allowed his semi-automatic rifles to fire rapidly and continuously, as if they were fully automatic weapons, officials said.Though legally and widely available, the so-called "bump stocks" have attracted scrutiny from authorities and lawmakers in recent years.California Sen.
Las Vegas mass shooting: FBI seen at site of concert shooting
LAS VEGAS — The Latest on the mass shooting in Las Vegas (all times local):9:44 a.m.More than a dozen investigators, most wearing jackets marked "FBI" and all in blue protective booties, arrived in unmarked sedans and entered the concert site Tuesday to pick through the scene for clues.The site inspection was visible by The Associated Press videographers from the 35th floor of the Mandalay Bay tower — three floors above the suite where Stephen Craig Paddock launched his barrage and later killed himself.Authorities say 59 people were killed and more than 500 were injured Sunday night.Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt compared the scene with a war zone.
Man receives 'I love you' text from wife shot in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - It was a text message no one wants to receive.
Stranger helps reunite mother with 5-year-old son lost during Las Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS – While the heartbreaking tragedy in Las Vegas was unfolding, many people looked for loved ones lost in the crowd.On Sunday, Doris Huser and her two young children were enjoying the Route 91 Festival.Before the shooting began, her daughter said she needed to go to the bathroom.
"Every bed was full:" Vegas hospitals swamped with victims
LAS VEGAS — The victims just kept coming.In cars, in ambulances waiting four or five deep, from the walking wounded to the barely alive, they arrived in droves."I have no idea who I operated on," said Dr.
Country star Jason Aldean issues rallying cry; "We are all Americans and it's time to start acting like it and stand together as one!"
Country star Jason Aldean says he's praying for the victims of the Las Vegas shootings, saying his "heart aches" and issuing a rallying cry for Americans to come together.The singer writes something has "changed" in the world, making it "the kind of place I am afraid to raise my children in.""At the end of the day we aren't Democrats or Republicans, whites or blacks, men or women.
Man posts video tour of same room where Las Vegas gunman fired deadly shots
LAS VEGAS - After realizing he and his wife had stayed in the same Las Vegas suite where gunman Stephen Paddock fired shots at a country festival Sunday night, a North Carolina man posted a video he took of the rooms during their stay last year.Paddock shot at a crowd of about 22,000 people attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival as country star Jason Aldean was performing, killing 59 people and injuring 527 more.Paddock was in suite 135 on the 32nd floor of the hotel when he unleashed a hailstorm of bullets.On Monday, Jeff Bridges of Charlotte, North Carolina, posted a video that showed he and his wife's stay at Mandalay Bay last year.“Andrea and I stayed in that EXACT same room last year on the 32nd floor!
Without evidence, Islamic State claims Las Vegas shooting
CAIRO — Without providing any evidence to support the claim, the Islamic State group on Monday said the gunman in the mass shooting in Las Vegas was "a soldier" from its ranks who had converted to Islam months ago.Authorities have yet to identify a motive for the shooting, and said initially there was no evidence of any connection to international terrorism.The extremist group has a history of exaggerated or false claims, including earlier this year, when it claimed an attack on a casino in the Philippines that turned out to have been a botched robbery carried out by a heavily indebted gambling addict.The group's Aamaq news agency released two brief statements hours after the shooting at a country music concert that killed at least 59 people and wounded more than 500.
"Very shocked, upset:" 1st flight arrives in Milwaukee from Vegas hours after mass shooting
MILWAUKEE -- The first flight from Las Vegas landed Monday afternoon, October 2nd at Mitchell International Airport -- hours after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.A gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel-casino rained heavy fire down on a crowd of over 22,000 at an outdoor country music festival, turning the expanse into a killing field from which there was little escape.
GoFundMe account to provide relief, financial support to victims, families of Las Vegas mass shooting
LAS VEGAS -- The Clark County Commission has established a Las Vegas Victims' Fund on GoFundMe.
UW-Eau Claire graduate critically wounded in Las Vegas mass shooting
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota native living in Las Vegas was critically wounded by a gunman who opened fire at a Jason Aldean concert in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.Philip Aurich was among the more than 500 wounded in the attack Sunday night, according to his alma mater, Concordia Academy in Roseville.
MFD reviews procedures after deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history: "A solid plan in place"
MILWAUKEE -- A gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel-casino rained heavy fire down on a crowd of over 22,000 at an outdoor country music festival.
Official: Las Vegas attack represents a frightening shift for law enforcement
PEWAUKEE -- Shots rang out from above as music turned to mayhem on the streets of Las Vegas Sunday night, October 1st.
Milwaukee, Mayville women just blocks away as gunman opened fire in Vegas: "People were dying"
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel-casino rained heavy fire down on a crowd of over 22,000 at an outdoor country music festival, turning the expanse into a killing field from which there was little escape.
"You absolutely can save a life:" Doctors, nurses at Froedtert understand mass casualty scenarios
MILWAUKEE -- A gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel-casino rained heavy fire down on a crowd of over 22,000 at an outdoor country music festival, turning the expanse into a killing field from which there was little escape.
"Pray for everyone in Vegas:" Airline passengers head to Nevada with mass shooting on their minds
MILWAUKEE -- As news comes from Las Vegas about the mass shooting that killed more than 50, and injured more than 500, many on Monday, October 2nd were headed there for vacations and business.
Members of Sikh Temple in Oak Creek to pray for Las Vegas victims: "We're not safe anywhere"
OAK CREEK -- Heartfelt empathy for those in Las Vegas is coming from the Sikh community in Oak Creek, following the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Beware these hoaxes circulating after Las Vegas mass shooting
NEW YORK — After a gunman opened fire from the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas in what would be the country's deadliest mass shooting, internet trolls have been hard at work spreading bogus information on social media.Among the hoaxes was a series of posts identifying the gunman as comedian Sam Hyde.